Queensland police to be granted power to issue instant year-long domestic violence ordersBy state political reporter Jack McKayTopic:Domestic Violence1h ago1 hours agoWed 30 Apr 2025 at 6:48amNew laws will allow police to issue a year-long protection order on-the-spot. (AAP: Dan Peled)In short:New domestic violence laws introduced into Queensland parliament will grant police the power to issue an instant 12-month protection order.The Queensland Council of Social Service believes the reforms do not provide additional protections for victims.What's next?Police Minister Dan Purdie insisted a dedicated team of over 100 police officers would review every order issued to a woman.abc.net.au/news/queensland-domestic-violence-police-powers-orders/105232526Link copiedShareShare articleQueensland police are set to be granted sweeping powers to tackle domestic and family violence, but some stakeholders have warned the measures won’t further protect victim-survivors.The government says the reforms, which were introduced to parliament today, will enable police to issue long-term orders to perpetrators and respond to more cases.Under current laws, police can issue a five-day protection order before they are required to go before a judge to get a longer-term order.The new laws will enable police to issue an on-the spot 12-month order to a perpetrator without the need to go to court.Perpetrators who commit an act of domestic violence during the year-long period could face a maximum penalty of three years in jail.Domestic and Family Violence Minister Amanda Camm. (ABC News)Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Minister Amanda Camm hailed the reforms as "landmark" and said they would be subject to a review in two years."This is about giving police the tools that they need to ensure that more victims are protected, that victims are protected in a timely manner, and that perpetrators are held to account," she said."We have ensured significant safeguards to ensure that victims are at the heart and the centre."Ms Camm introduced the bill to parliament today.Stakeholder concernQueensland Council of Social Service chief executive Aimee McVeigh has expressed doubt the proposed changes would help victim-survivors.Top cop expresses rage over domestic violence ratesPhoto shows A bald man in a police uniform stands in front of a police background.Queensland's new police commissioner says women are right to feel rage over gendered violence rates"We do not support this bill," she said."We think that it is a measure geared towards police efficiency and will do nothing to improve the safety and wellbeing of women and children."The legislation provides no additional protections for victim-survivors. What it does is save police paperwork and time."Aimee McVeigh said the new laws don't improve the safety of women. (ABC News: Rachel Riga)Ms McVeigh raised concerns that police may not identify the person most in need of protection when issuing orders."What these measures will do is take away judicial oversight of police decisions and make it more likely that women and children go without the protection they need," she said.Calls going unansweredPolice Minister Dan Purdie insisted a dedicated team of over 100 police officers would review every order issued to a woman.He also said any person issued an order would still be allowed to go to a senior police officer for a review or take the matter to court.Queensland Police Minister Dan Purdie says all orders against women will be reviewed. (ABC News)"We know on any one day, in one police district across Queensland — Logan in particular — there can be up to 200 calls for service that [aren't responded] to," he said."Up to 80 per cent of them can be vulnerable victims of domestic violence left waiting on the phone.97 per cent of police protection notices were upheld in court in 2023-24 (ABC: Timothy Swanston)"We know the longer it takes police to resolve one job, the longer it takes to get to that next call for service — and that person on that phone … could be your mother, your sister, your aunty, your loved one."The government has released data showing that in 2023-24, police issued 23,364 police protection notices, of which 97 per cent were upheld in court.They also released data that showed 14.97 per cent of applications police took to court for a domestic violence order involved a female respondent.That was down from 18.13 per cent the year before and 19.12 per cent in 2021-22.Support for the lawsThe parents of Hannah Clarke, Sue and Lloyd, have backed the law changes.How will the QPS change its culture?Photo shows katarina behind a lectern flanked with police at a press conferenceThe report highlights problems of misogyny and racism, and points the finger at police leaders for failing to act. Hannah and her three children were killed by her estranged husband in a shocking arson attack in 2020."If it means cutting down the hours that police have to do on one particular job, if it can cut it down to eight hours, that's just marvellous," Mr Clarke said."Hopefully this will help. I can't see why it won't. We fully endorse it, basically."Ms Clarke said too many women were being killed."It should've been a line in the sand when we lost our family. We should not have any more murders happening," she said."This hopefully may help to slow it down."Hannah Clarke with her three children Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4 and Trey, 3. 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